"The A Team"

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"The A Team" is a breakout acoustic folk-pop ballad by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran that poignantly depicts a young woman's struggle with addiction and homelessness.

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The A Team 3
"The A Team" canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album + (Plus)
artist Ed Sheeran
belongsToCatalogOf Ed Sheeran
chartPositionAustralianSingles 2
chartPositionIrishSingles 2
chartPositionNewZealandSingles 3
chartPositionUKSingles 3
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 16
composer Ed Sheeran
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
featuredOn The X Factor (UK) performances by contestants
firstSingleFrom + (Plus)
followedBy Lego House
linked to: "Lego House"
format CD single
digital download
genre acoustic
ballad
folk pop
grammyNominationYear 2013
hasAcousticStyle true
hasCertificationUK multi-platinum
hasCertificationUS multi-platinum
hasMelancholicTone true
includedIn + (Plus)
isBreakthroughSingleOf Ed Sheeran
language English
length 3:18
liveDebutEvent Crisis homeless charity gig
musicVideoDirector Rupert Norris
musicVideoSetting London
linked to: London, England
narrativeFocus young woman struggling with addiction and homelessness
nominatedFor Grammy Award for Song of the Year
performer Ed Sheeran
precededBy You Need Me, I Don't Need You
producer Jake Gosling
recordedAt Sticky Studios
recordLabel Asylum Records
Atlantic Records
releaseDate 2011-06-12
subjectMatter life of a woman addicted to Class A drugs
theme addiction
drug abuse
homelessness
prostitution
titleWordplayOn Class A drugs
writer Ed Sheeran
yearOfRelease 2011

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Ed Sheeran notableWork "The A Team"
+ (album) mainSingle The A Team
linked to: "The A Team"
+ (album) single The A Team
linked to: "The A Team"
+ (album) track The A Team
linked to: "The A Team"